Photos of the Week: Srebrenica Genocide Anniversary, Castel Gandolfo

Photos of the Week: Srebrenica genocide anniversary, Castel Gandolfo

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia, Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo and more. The post Photos of the Week: Srebrenica genocide anniversary, Castel Gandolfo appeared first on RNS.

Srebrenica: Thirty Years of Denial

"We were beautiful and as such we should be remembered." Her green eyes beam. Tea Tupajić looks at the man sitting next to her and her face is aglow. She is a Bosnian theatre director, who experienced the siege of Sarajevo as a child. His name is Olaf Nijeboer, and he is the chairman of the assocation Dutchbat III. Back in 1995, he was 19 when he joined the Dutch batallion of blue helmets, who were supposed to protect Srebrenica. Before being se…

Srebrenica 30 Years Later: Bosnia’s Wound and the World’s Unhealed Shame – EUROP INFO

Thirty years after the tragic events in Srebrenica, Bosnia’s deepest wound remains a stark reminder of the darkest chapters in recent European history. The massacre, which unfolded in July 1995, saw more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys brutally killed, leaving a scar not only on Bosnia and Herzegovina but on the conscience of the international community. As the world marks three decades since the genocide, reflections on the failures that allowe…